2025 Papua New Guinea Hunters season

2025 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
Team information
CEO	Scott Barker
Coach	Paul Aiton
Captain	Ila Alu
Stadium	PNG Football Stadium
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The 2025 Hostplus Cup will be the PNG Hunters' twelfth season in rugby league's Queensland Cup. The Papua New Guinea Hunters is a professional rugby league club from Papua New Guinea.

Train and trial partnership with Dolphins (NRL)

Season summary

Milestone games

Round	Player	Milestone
Round 1	(#117)	Hostplus Cup debuts
Round 1		scored his first try

2025 squad

PNG Hunters

First team squad								Coaching staff
Sanny Wabo – FB Derrick Voku – WG Rob Mathias – CE Elijah Roltinga – CE Brandon Nima – WG, CE (vc) Jamie Mavoko – SO Joshua Mire – HB Koso Bandi – PR Finley Glare – HK Epel Kapinias – PR Benji Kot – SR, CE Whallen Tau-Loi – SR Ila Alu – LK (c)		Trevor Solu – HK Seal Kalo – PR Anthony Worot – PR, SR Alex Max – CE Jordan Pat – PR Sakias Komati – SO Clent Lama – CE Murray Connors – PR Gairo Voro – SO, HB Bradley Orosambo – HB, SO Himson Ulalom – SR Manasi Kai – PR Norman Akunai – PR		Cedric Kuli – SR Steven Bruno – PR Finley Muno – WG Smith Pamundi – LK Zechariah Selu – HK Jacob Lot – PR Jade Puk – WG Jetro James – PR Limbi Henry – SR Emmanuel Balio – PR Shane Kunjil – SR Vane Manuma – PR, SR Lynchill Kiap – HK		Reynolds Tai – PR, SR Fabian Kairi – HK Zebedy Kip – SR Jade Puk – WG		Head coach Paul Aiton Assistant coaches Wartovo Puara Enoch Maki Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 12 November 2024 Source(s): https://www.pnghunters.com/2024/11/12/hunters-kick-off-2025-preseason-training/

Squad movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
		2025

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Judah Rimbu	Castleford Tigers	2026	[1]
Morea Morea	North Queensland Cowboys	2025	[2]

Statistics

*	Denotes player on loan from the Central Queensland Capras.

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Ila Alu	-	-	-	-	-
Koso Bandi	-	-	-	-	-
Norman Akunai	-	-	-	-	-
Finley Glare	-	-	-	-	-
Steven Bruno	-	-	-	-	-
Emmanuel Anis	-	-	-	-	-
Seal Kalo	-	-	-	-	-
Epel Kapinias	-	-	-	-	-
Limbi Henry	-	-	-	-	-
Sakias Komati	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan Pat	-	-	-	-	-
Benji Kot	-	-	-	-	-
Joshua Lau	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley Orosambo	-	-	-	-	-
Joshua Mire	-	-	-	-	-
Shane Kunjil	-	-	-	-	-
Himson Ulalom	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Nima	-	-	-	-	-
Reynolds Tai	-	-	-	-	-
Vane Manuma	-	-	-	-	-
Zechariah Selu	-	-	-	-	-
Trevor Solu	-	-	-	-	-
Whallen Tau-Loi	-	-	-	-	-
Anthony Worot	-	-	-	-
Zebedy Kip	-	-	-	-	-
Totals		0	0	0	0

Representatives

The following players played representative matches in 2025.

PNG Prime Minister's XIII	2025 Rugby League Pacific Championships
PNG Prime Minister's XIII
PNG Prime Minister's XIII	PNG Kumuls
PNG Prime Minister's XIII	PNG Kumuls
PNG Prime Minister's XIII
PNG Prime Minister's XIII
PNG Prime Minister's XIII	PNG Kumuls
PNG Prime Minister's XIII	PNG Kumuls
PNG Prime Minister's XIII	PNG Kumuls

References

1. "Castleford Tigers 'win the race' to sign Papua New Guinea star with transfer confirmed". Love Rugby League. November 1, 2024.
2. https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/cowboys/png-kumuls-star-morea-morea-headlines-10-north-queensland-cowboys-nrl-train-and-trialists/news-story/8f7eaa16a9a8ffbac30a689f753f48db%7Cdate=13 November 2024